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Kansas to have strong showing in NCAA tournament

What has already been an intriguing, surprising and eventful college basketball season has two weeks left before the intensity heats up and the country turns its head towards the NCAA Tournament.

Teamwork key in USA hockey wins

Monday was the 30-year anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice,” and the United States was treated to its own modern-day miracle when the men’s Olympic hockey team beat Team Canada on Sunday. But in reality, Sunday’s miracle may be bigger than the one 30 years ago.

Women take 4th straight

AU’s women’s basketball team beat the Holy Cross Crusaders by nine points on Saturday. The Eagles will play their last home game of the regular season Wednesday.

AU wins 100-meter backstroke

AU broke two school records, had five top-10 times and captured the 100 back conference championship at the Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships over the weekend in Annapolis, Md.

Twins to take back-to-back division titles

This upcoming season, the battle for the American League Central Division in Major League Baseball will continue between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins.

Ohio State University overwhelms AU lacrosse 16-7

The AU women’s lacrosse team lost their second game in a row, falling to No. 16 Ohio State on Saturday 16-7. Ohio State got off to a fast start scoring less than two minutes into the match. The game would settle down after that, however, as both teams traded shots and turnovers. AU had several ...

Podcast: 'Last Place Finish'

Honoring women in sports

The sports industry has seen a revolution in more than just its uniforms in the past half century. In addition to losing the short-shorts, sports have been improved by the addition of women to all aspects of the games. One AU administrator says Title IX is responsible for much of the changes.

Men's basketball ends losing streak

Vlad Moldoveanu scored 18 points and Stephen Lumpkins recorded his second straight double double, as AU ended a three game losing streak with a 57-54 victory over Army last night.

Oakland Raiders owner continues to make mistakes

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis seems to make nothing but bone-headed moves, this time he signed kicker Sebastian Janikowski to a four-year $16 million contract with $9 million guaranteed, the largest contract for a kicker in the NFL.

Wrestling drops third straight

AU’s wrestling team lost to No. 25 Old Dominion University 20-15 to extend their losing streak to three in a row, despite victories by seniors Mike Cannon and Kyle Borshoff.

Former Eagle wins contest

Former AU men’s basketball player Andre Ingram, who graduated in 2007, won the Three-Point Shooting contest Feb. 12 at the NBA D-League Dream Factory, the development league’s equivalent of an All-Star game. Ingram was the only player selected to represent his team, the Utah Flash, at the third ...

System to blame for poor men's basketball season

As Brian Gilmore drained a three-pointer late in the first half of last season’s NCAA Tournament game, an upset seemed imminent. The Eagles went into halftime up by double-digits against Villanova, the third-ranked team in the bracket essentially playing a home game at the Wachovia Center.

Team USA hockey features young stars

With the NHL breaking for the Olympics, there is only one thing to focus on: Team USA’s underdog bid for the gold medal in Vancouver at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Liz Leer leads women's basketball to win over Colgate

The AU women’s basketball team had no trouble defeating the Colgate University Raiders for the second time this season as they coasted to an 82-47 victory on Saturday at the annual Phil Bender event.

AU men's basketball loses third straight game in loss to Colgate

AU Men’s Basketball lost their third straight game Saturday to the Raiders. They also lost Thursday to Bucknell.

Podcast: 'Last Place Finish'

In the first episode of sports podcast "Last Place Finish," Assistant Sports Editor Sam Lindauer and Sports Editor Andrew Tomlinson discuss Major League Baseball and the Olympics, including Team USA's chances at gold in hockey.